ITALIAN LITERATURE

The course is inserted between the basic disciplines common to the Program of Study and aims to provide an adequate critical knowledge of Italian literature and the fundamental tools for the textual interpretation. The teaching activity aims to start an analysis historically and philologically aware of the literary texts, founded on the mastery of the technical language. The achievement of these instructional goals allows the student to acquire the bases for an in-depth learning of the culture and society of the triennial languages developing the skills of comparison and evaluation. Because of the broad scope of the subject matter, different topics will be chosen each year. The general perspective will be open to making comparisons with European and Extra-European literature.

At the end of the course, the student is expected to know:
- the authors and works that have been dealt with during the course, the historical and literary context, the main institutions, forms and genres of the Italian literary tradition ;
- the basic tools of literary studies and research techniques.

Besides, the student will be able to:
- apply knowledge and acquired tools in order to carry out a close reading of Italian literary texts and interpret literary phenomena;
- communicate, starting from an autonomous reflection and in an appropriate and coherent manner, concepts and data concerning the discipline.

- Knowledge of Italian language;
- knowledge of the general lines of Italian literature history.

MODULE'S TITLE: Giacomo Leopardi's "Operette morali" .

The lectures aim at offering students theorical and historical tools needed to read "Operette morali" by Giacomo Leopardi.

- Italian literature during the first half of XIX Century into a good literature handbook. The following manuals are recommended: G.M. Anselmi, C. Varotti, "Leggere, come io l'intendo", vol. 3. "Dal Barocco al Neoclassicismo"; vol. 4 "Il Romanticismo"; .G. Alfano, P. Italia, E. Russo, F. Tomasi, "Letteratura Italiana. Da Tasso a fine Ottocento", Milano, Mondadori Università; G. Baldi, S. Giusso, M. Razzetti, G. Zaccaria, "Il piacere dei testi", vol. IV, "L'età napoleonica e il Romanticismo"; M. Santagata, L. Carotti, A. Casadei, M. Tavoni, "Il filo rosso", vol. 2, "Primo Ottocento"
- G. LEOPARDI, "Operette morali" (care of G. Ficara, Milano, Mondadori; or care of L. Melosi, Milano, BUR; or care of A. Prete, Milano, Feltrinelli);
- L. MELOSI, Preface to G. LEOPARDI, "Operette morali", Milano, Bur, pp. 5-21


Students who do not attend lessons must read also the following books:
M. A. Bazzocchi, "Leopardi", Bologna, il Mulino.
P. V. Mengaldo, "Antologia leopardiana. La prosa", Roma, Carocci.

The assessment is made on the basis of an oral examination (about 15 minutes). The exam takes place starting from a detailed comment of a passage from the works analysed during the course. Students are also asked to show their knowledge of the whole work from a critical, exegetical and philological point of view, alongside a good familiarity with the broader historical-literary context within which the work was written.
Clearness of exposition, pertinence of language and terminology competence are taken into account for the assessment.

- Face to face lessons;
- thematic insights proposed in the classroom by the teacher or suggested by the students.

Italian

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support
services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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